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...billion. The xB's boxy shape lends the car a roomy feel inside, and its cloth upholstery, uncluttered cockpit and attention to tactile detail raise the standard for such a low-priced car. Toyota crammed it with features: antilock brakes, power windows, air conditioning and a six-speaker stereo. Rough spots: the car's suspension jolts the spine, and the noisy 108-h.p. engine won't win many races, although it's peppy enough in city traffic. Since Scion's launch on the West Coast in June in a phased U.S. rollout, Toyota has sold more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toyota's Scion: Slick Features in A Budget Box | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

John Lever runs a farm in Queensland with 3,000 crocodiles and has bagged more than 90 in the rough, including one that was five meters long. How hard could it be to trap a 1.2-meter specimen discovered in a fetid creek in an industrial area of Hong Kong's New Territories? Lever tried last week but quickly found he wasn't in Queensland anymore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unhappy Hunting | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

...strings. The RFU squeezed €15 million out of sponsors this year, topping the €12.9 million it attracted in 2002. After recently inking deals with Nike and British mobile phone operator O2, it has kick-started negotiations with U.K. utility Powergen and brewers Tetley's. For businesses, the rough-and-tumble game's appeal lies in its audience; a primarily male, affluent demographic, anchored in the corporate sector. "The marketability of English rugby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Watch | 11/23/2003 | See Source »

...another shirt shows Handsome Dan covered in blood, a football impaled in his chest. Dartboard understands that football is a rough, even violent game. However, if we literally kill the enemy, there will be no one for us to play next year, eliminating the need for renting out five clubs on Boylston to celebrate our imminent victory. Who would want that...

Author: By Loui Itoh, | Title: Dartboard | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

Known as a slasher, he spent the off-season smoothing the rough edges around his game...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Guarded Optimism | 11/19/2003 | See Source »

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